Very Hungry Caterpillars

Elevator Pitch

The Motley Kids are Very Hungry! We’re going to make some caterpillars and go looking for a snack. Come join us in this craft-along session!

This Craft Makes: 

An upcycled sock caterpillar using plastic grocery bags as stuffing.

We’ve also done this with polyfill (Attached) 

Supplies: 

You will need:

  • A sock
    We suggest a kid’s crew sock that’s clean and doesn’t have any holes, but that also has lost its mate
  • 6 to 8 plastic grocery bagss
    Again, they should be clean, but holes don’t matter
    You can also use newspaper for a crunchy effect
    If you have polyfill or stuffng lying around, go for it
  • String or twine or yarn
    Rubber bands will also do
  • A pipe cleaner
  • Markers

You may also want:

  • Hot glue or fabric glue and bling for decorating
  • Googly Eyes
  • Fabric scraps

Steps to Make It

  1. Crumple your grocery bags into individual balls
  2. Push them into the sock in a line (this is why a kid’s crew sock works best)
    If all you have are Big Kid socks you might have to use a couple bags per ball
  3. Tie off the end of the sock with string
    Use a surgeon’s knot to avoid slipping
  4. Find the space between the last ball and the second-to-last ball and tie that one with string
  5. Keep going until you get to the head
  6. Add pipe cleaner antennae and googly eyes
  7. Decorate with markers!  You may use any other bling you like as well.

Attachments:

Notes for Setup/Teardown

Attachments: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AiDg1xPHNdyihfVOyJ4DA3NoiU6OSA?e=9ArcsF